COVID-19: Current understanding of its Pathophysiology, Clinical presentation and Treatment

A Parasher - Postgraduate medical journal, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-2 is a novel
coronavirus belonging to the family Coronaviridae and is now known to be responsible for …

Novel 2019 coronavirus structure, mechanism of action, antiviral drug promises and rule out against its treatment

S Boopathi, AB Poma, P Kolandaivel - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the past two decades, the world has faced several infectious disease outbreaks. Ebola,
Influenza A (H1N1), SARS, MERS, and Zika virus have had a massive global impact in terms …

Retracted: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial

P Gautret, JC Lagier, P Parola, L Meddeb, M Mailhe… - 2020 - Elsevier
French Confirmed COVID-19 patients were included in a single arm protocol from early 32
March to March 16th, to receive 600mg of hydroxychloroquine daily and their viral load in 33 …

[HTML][HTML] Viral RNA load as determined by cell culture as a management tool for discharge of SARS-CoV-2 patients from infectious disease wards

B La Scola, M Le Bideau, J Andreani, VT Hoang… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
In a preliminary clinical study, we observed that the combination of hydroxychloroquine and
azithromycin was effective against SARS-CoV-2 by shortening the duration of viral load in …

An update on current therapeutic drugs treating COVID-19

R Wu, L Wang, HCD Kuo, A Shannar, R Peter… - Current pharmacology …, 2020 - Springer
The current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has presented unprecedented …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment options for COVID-19: The reality and challenges

SS Jean, PI Lee, PR Hsueh - Journal of microbiology, immunology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
An outbreak related to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. An extremely high potential for …

COVID-19: present and future challenges for dental practice

N Dar-Odeh, H Babkair, S Abu-Hammad… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, with a high fatality
rate that may reach 8%. The disease is caused by SARS-CoV-2 which is one of the …

Mycoplasma pneumoniae from the respiratory tract and beyond

KB Waites, L **ao, Y Liu, MF Balish… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an important cause of respiratory tract infections in children as
well as adults that can range in severity from mild to life-threatening. Over the past several …

Viral bronchiolitis

TA Florin, AC Plint, JJ Zorc - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Viral bronchiolitis is a common clinical syndrome affecting infants and young children.
Concern about its associated morbidity and cost has led to a large body of research that has …

Role of viruses in asthma

T Jartti, K Bønnelykke, V Elenius… - Seminars in …, 2020 - Springer
Respiratory viral infections are the most important triggers of asthma exacerbations.
Rhinovirus (RV), the common cold virus, is clearly the most prevalent pathogen constantly …